We are thrilled to share this preliminary snapshot of our work together in 2024. Your support has been instrumental in driving our impact, and we are deeply grateful for your partnership in building a thriving community for all in the Holland/Zeeland area.
Gifts/Grants
- $12.3 million total gifts received.
- $1.8 million in gifts to the Community’s Endowment.
- $14.1 million total grants distributed.
- Over $1.1 million granted from the Community’s Endowment. The Endowment supports our responsive and proactive grantmaking, and investments in strengthening the local nonprofit sector.
- Nearly $1M in Scholarships.
Community Impact
2024 marked our second year implementing a two-pronged grantmaking approach. Responsive grants responded to a wide variety of needs and opportunities. Proactive grants made targeted investments towards three key areas of need.
- Two rounds of responsive grants = 12 grants totaling $435,000. View the full list here
- Three rounds of proactive grants = 10 grants totaling $435,000. View the full list here
- Leveraging out of school time to mitigate the education opportunity gap – 3 grants totaling $145,000.
- Increasing the consistency of healthy parent or other caring adult relationships in kids’ lives – 4 grants totaling $145,000.
- Increasing access to and availability of mental health services – 3 grants totaling $145,000.
We invested $227,000 to strengthen the nonprofit sector. These funds helped with nonprofit leadership and professional development, data gathering and dissemination, leadership transitions support, and facilitating cross-sector collaborations.
The Holland/Zeeland Promise Scholarship, which supports high achieving local students, welcomed fifteen new scholars and celebrated eight graduates. There are currently 55 students in the program.
Finance
- Investment Return: 8.9%
- Total assets: $135 million
Events
- At the Annual Luncheon we thanked outgoing members and welcomed incoming members of our Board of Trustees and Youth Advisory Committee, hosted a panel conversation with some of our proactive grant recipients, and honored James Bultman with the Marvin C. Lindeman Distinguished Service Award.
- At our Celebration of Philanthropy, we shared stories of what it means to be “Rooted in Community,” and give time, talent, and treasure to benefit the place we call home.
Publications